The Courts

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals On Tuesday (July 2) denied a request from GOP attorneys general to delay the July 9 oral arguments in Texas v. Azar due to the court’s new questions over parties’ standing in the high-profile case over the Affordable Care Act’s future, but did grant the AGs an additional two days to submit a response, which is now due July 5.

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday (July 1) announced the three judges who will hear oral arguments next Tuesday (July 9) in the high-profile case over the fate of the Affordable Care Act: Caroline Dineen King, appointed to the court by President Jimmy Carter, Jennifer Walker Elrod, appointed by President George W. Bush; and Kurt Englehardt, appointed by Donald Trump.

The Trump administration urged the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals not to overturn or hear arguments in the case about its controversial rule that prevents facilities that refer patients for abortions from receiving Title X funds.

The Supreme Court sided with plaintiffs in a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) case that consumer advocacy groups had warned could have wide-ranging consequences for those that want to obtain information from the government, as it could tighten restrictions on what information can be released and virtually dry up data the groups have obtained from agencies such as FDA.

A federal appeals court panel ruled the Trump administration’s controversial rule preventing facilities that refer patients for abortions from receiving Title X funds may go into effect in every state except Maryland, scrapping a national injunction issued by a lower court.

FDA asks a Maryland court to give makers of all e-cigarettes and electronic nicotine delivery system (ENDS) products at least 10 months to submit premarket applications.

The Democratic-led House on Friday (June 7) filed a ‘friend of the court’ brief in a Maryland federal court supporting five cities and two individuals who claim the Trump administration illegally sabotaged the Affordable Care Act, despite pledging to “take care” to faithfully execute all laws.

New Hampshire told a federal judge Thursday (June 6) that imposing Medicaid work requirements and rolling back retroactive eligibility are “common-sense measures designed to provide medical assistance to eligible populations in a fiscally responsible and sustainable manner.”

As all eyes are on Oklahoma’s trial against drug maker Johnson & Johnson over its role in the opioid epidemic, the number of states filing charges against opioid makers is stacking up.